Mathematicians around the world are struggling to come to terms with a breakthrough that has challenged their understanding of their profession and its future. On 6 October, OpenAI released 722 manuscripts generated
The Chinese Navy’s hospital ship Peace Ark has made a significant return to the Colombo Port in Sri Lanka as part of its ongoing “Harmony Mission-2024.” This marks the ship’s first visit
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The United States’ decision on Dec 18, 2024, to impose sanctions on entities linked to Pakistan’s ballistic missile program has sparked widespread debate over its implications for regional stability, international norms, and
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by Our Correspondent in Doha In a historic yet controversial development, Saudi Arabia and Israel have reportedly reached a breakthrough in their ongoing normalization talks. According to insiders familiar with the negotiations,
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The United States Department of Defence China Military Power Report 2024 has been released. This covers the developments in the People’s Liberation Army [PLA] a generic term that also includes the PLA Navy
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At the D-8 summit in Cairo, the interim leader of Bangladesh, Dr. Muhammad Yunus, has made waves by calling for the resolution of long-standing issues stemming from the 1971 separation of East
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In the current context of Sri Lanka’s national security, it is evident that significant structural reforms are imperative. While the importance of a secure nation is widely acknowledged, there seems to be
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Within the last couple of years, the Indonesian armed forces (TNI) has sought to promote closer ties with other foreign armed forces through various defence diplomacy activities. It has been particularly active
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Syria’s largest oil refinery, the Baniyas refinery, has ceased operations after it stopped receiving crude oil from Iran, its primary supplier for nearly a decade. Ibrahim Mousallem, the general manager of the
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Britain has become the “western capital” for sharia courts, with a growing number of these courts issuing religious rulings on marriage and family matters. According to a recent investigation by The Times,
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According to a report by the Financial Times, the recent assassination of Lieutenant General Igor Kirillov, head of Russia’s radioactive, chemical, and biological defense forces, highlights the escalating shadow war between Ukraine
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According to a report by the Financial Times, Microsoft has emerged as the dominant purchaser of Nvidia’s flagship AI chips in 2024, securing nearly half a million of Nvidia’s “Hopper” GPUs this
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Sri Lanka was one of 119 countries to support a Russian-backed resolution at the UN General Assembly titled “Combating Glorification of Nazism, Neo-Nazism, and Other Practices That Contribute to Fueling Contemporary Forms
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President Bashar al-Assad ruled his country with an iron fist for 24 years, as his father had done for 30 years before him. When he appeared to prevail in Syria’s civil war,
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The following article, published in the Global Times in Beijing, critiques certain Indian media outlets for diverting attention from Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake’s visit to India by framing narratives aimed
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Elon Musk and his aerospace giant SpaceX are under intense scrutiny for alleged lapses in adhering to federal reporting protocols designed to protect sensitive national security information. According to The New York
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